Editor’s Note: Encyclo has not been regularly updated since August 2014, so information posted here is likely to be out of date and may be no longer accurate. It’s best used as a snapshot of the media landscape at that point in time.

Futurity is a nonprofit news service that distributes articles about universities’ scientific research.

The site was founded in 2009 by a consortium of research universities as a way to supplement dwindling coverage of science and health research. The group includes more than 50 universities from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.

The site is funded by membership fees. It uses social media to promote stories and has released a mobile app. It is populated largely by articles written by university public relations staff, which has raised questions about completeness and objectivity.

Futurity and ‘almost-journalism’ — More knowledge is a good thing, especially when it comes from top-flight research institutions. But the launch of Futurity, a nonprofit news service specializing in science and medicine, underscores what Dan Gillmor desc...

CBS News is the news division of the American television network CBS, which is owned by the media conglomerate Viacom. CBS’ news programs include the CBS Evening News, the long-running newsmagazine 60 Minutes, the morning program The Early Show, and the Sunday morning talk show CBS News Sunday Morning. CBS has been for years the…

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